Via the quite indispensable Stever, Reuters explains why WNBA stars do well in South Korea.

Short answer: banks. Reuters writers Kim Yeon-hee and Jon Herskovitz: "Kookmin, Shinhan and Woori banks have been busy poaching top talent ... The women's league is an odd battle ground because games are often played to small crowds in rural gymnasiums. But it is the only place outside the financial industry where the three banks come into direct competition -- and most games are televised."

Catch described her months in Seoul on her blog. Reuters' reporters talk to Taj: "The people that run our team, a lot of them come around when we play Woori Bank or Kookmin... They always stress it is a big game. It is against a rival bank."